Entries from September 2011

Sep. 30, 2011

Joyce

James Joyce. Scratchboard portrait by Mark Summers, whose work you will recognize from Barnes & Noble shopping bags, among other places.

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Sep. 27, 2011

Quarterbacks of the NFL, 1961

Quarterbacks of the NFL, 1961 (photo)

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Sep. 26, 2011

October baseball

“Umpire William Grieve issuing a walk to pinch hitter, outraging Red Sox manager Joe McCarthy and catcher Birdie Tebbetts, during Senators and Red Sox game.” October 1949.

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Sep. 20, 2011

John le Carré: The final interview

John le Carré, age 79, in what he claims is the final interview he will grant (2010).

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Sep. 12, 2011

The novel-writing process in one chart

Novel-writing process flowchart by Maureen McHugh.

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Sep. 10, 2011

How to Tell a Story

Matt Stone and Trey Parker drop in on a writing class at NYU (video).

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Sep. 8, 2011

Think Different, cont’d

A poster of Muhammad Ali from Apple’s Think Different campaign (1998).

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Sep. 8, 2011

Ali for Apple

A 15-second TV spot for Apple from 1997 featuring Muhammad Ali.

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Sep. 8, 2011

Think Different, cont’d

A lovely poster for Apple’s Think Different campaign featuring Amelia Earhart.

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Sep. 8, 2011

Steve Jobs introduces the “Think Different” campaign

In 1997, with Apple teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, Steve Jobs introduces the “Think Different” campaign (video).

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Sep. 7, 2011

Grit

Jonah Lehrer on the causes of success.

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Sep. 7, 2011

Lamb House

Images of Lamb House, the longtime residence of Henry James.

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Sep. 7, 2011

The Master

Henry James, 1906. Photogravure by Alvin Langdon Coburn.

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